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# ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਲੈਂਗ

Punjabi Slang

Say it**pun-JAA-bee slang**Type**Phrase**

In short

Punjabi slang words are the spice of modern speech and song: ਅੱਤ (att) for over the top, ਘੈਂਟ (ghaint) and ਸਿਰਾ (siraa) for awesome, ਬੱਲੇ ਬੱਲੇ (balle balle) for pure joy, ਗੱਭਰੂ (gabru) and ਮੁਟਿਆਰ (mutiyar) for the young man and woman of every folk song, ਯਾਰ (yaar) for a close friend, and ਜੁਗਾੜ (jugaad) for the clever fix. This page lists the slang words of the Jugti Kosh.

## How it's used

1. 1ਇਹ ਗਾਣਾ ਤਾਂ ਘੈਂਟ ਹੈ!This song is awesome! _Praise_
2. 2ਤੂੰ ਤਾਂ ਅੱਤ ਕਰਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ!You have outdone yourself! _Slang praise_
3. 3ਉਸ ਨੇ ਜੁਗਾੜ ਲਾ ਕੇ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਚਲਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ।He got the machine running with a clever fix. _Jugaad at work_

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ

ਸਲੈਂਗ ਬੋਲੀ ਦਾ ਮਸਾਲਾ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਅੱਤ, ਘੈਂਟ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਰਾ ਤਾਰੀਫ਼ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹਨ, ਗੱਭਰੂ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਟਿਆਰ ਹਰ ਲੋਕ ਗੀਤ ਦੇ ਨਾਇਕ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਜੁਗਾੜ ਹਰ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਦਾ ਚਲਾਕ ਹੱਲ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੋਸਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੱਲਦੇ ਹਨ, ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਸਲੀਕੇ ਵਾਲੇ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਹੀ ਠੀਕ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।

Every living language has its slang, and Punjabi slang is loud, funny and full of praise. These are the words of songs, reels and street talk: the words young Punjabis reach for when something is brilliant, someone is impressive, or a broken thing has been fixed with genius. Use them with friends, not with elders, and each one links to its full page in the Kosh for the story behind it.

## Praise, Punjabi style

**<a href="/kosh/words/att/">ਅੱਤ (att)</a>** \- the extreme, over the top

**<a href="/kosh/words/ghaint/">ਘੈਂਟ (ghaint)</a>** \- awesome, superb, cool

**<a href="/kosh/words/siraa/">ਸਿਰਾ (siraa)</a>** \- top class, the very best

**<a href="/kosh/words/balle-balle/">ਬੱਲੇ ਬੱਲੇ (balle balle)</a>** \- hooray, bravo: the joy cry of bhangra and every celebration

<a href="/kosh/words/chak-de-phatte/">ਚੱਕ ਦੇ ਫੱਟੇ (chak de phatte)</a> - the cry of encouragement: give it your all, go all out

## People of the songs

**<a href="/kosh/words/gabru/">ਗੱਭਰੂ (gabru)</a>** \- a young man in his prime, a dashing lad

**<a href="/kosh/words/mutiyar/">ਮੁਟਿਆਰ (mutiyar)</a>** \- a young woman grown up, the heroine of Punjabi songs

<a href="/kosh/words/patola/">ਪਟੋਲਾ (patola)</a> - slang for a beautiful, stylishly dressed woman, the compliment of Punjabi songs

**<a href="/kosh/words/yaar/">ਯਾਰ (yaar)</a>** \- friend, mate, buddy: the warm word for a close friend

## The clever fix

**<a href="/kosh/words/jugaad/">ਜੁਗਾੜ (jugaad)</a>** \- a clever improvised fix, an ingenious makeshift solution

**<a href="/kosh/words/jugat/">ਜੁਗਤ (jugat)</a>** \- a clever way or method, a knack

## How to use these words

Slang runs on tone. **ਘੈਂਟ (ghaint)** said of a song, a car or a friend's new shoes is pure praise, and **ਅੱਤ ਕਰਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ (att kara ditti)**, you have taken it to the extreme, is what you say when someone outdoes themselves. But these are friend words: with grandparents and teachers, the respectful words on the [everyday words](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-everyday-words/) page serve you better.

Two of these words are older than slang itself. **ਗੱਭਰੂ (gabru)** and **ਮੁਟਿਆਰ (mutiyar)** are the hero and heroine of folk songs centuries old, still sung today, and **ਜੁਗਾੜ (jugaad)** has travelled from Punjabi workshops into English dictionaries worldwide. Their Kosh pages trace the journeys.

## What does ghaint mean in Punjabi?

ਘੈਂਟ (ghaint) means awesome, superb or cool. It is modern Punjabi slang used as praise for a person, a song, a look or anything impressive.

## What does att mean in Punjabi slang?

ਅੱਤ (att) literally means the extreme or limit. As slang it means over the top: ਅੱਤ ਕਰਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ (att kara ditti) says someone has done something brilliantly excessive.

## What is a gabru in Punjabi?

A ਗੱਭਰੂ (gabru) is a young man in his prime, strong and full of life. He is the hero of countless Punjabi folk songs, just as the ਮੁਟਿਆਰ (mutiyar) is their heroine.

## Related words

[ਅੱਤattthe extreme, over the top (slang)](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/att/)[ਘੈਂਟghaintAwesome; superb; cool, modern Punjabi slang for praise](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/ghaint/)[ਜੁਗਾੜjugaadA clever improvised fix; an ingenious makeshift solution](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/jugaad/)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਿੱਖੋPunjabi SikhoLearn Punjabi: the guided path for diaspora learners, from the Gurmukhi alphabet to real words and family talk](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)[ਸੰਗੀਤ ਤੇ ਨਾਚ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦSangeet te Naach de ShabdPunjabi music words: bhangra, giddha, jhumar, dhol, tumbi, rabab, algoza and kirtan in Gurmukhi](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-music-words/)[ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਬਦRozaana de ShabdEveryday Punjabi words: the essentials a beginner hears at home every single day, plus the question words when and why](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/punjabi-everyday-words/)[ਯਾਰyaarfriend, mate, buddy: the warm informal word for a close friend](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/yaar/)[ਬੱਲੇ ਬੱਲੇballe ballehooray, bravo: Punjab's joyful celebration cry from bhangra](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/balle-balle/)[ਪਟੋਲਾpatolaslang for a beautiful, stylishly dressed woman; a compliment in Punjabi songs and speech](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/patola/)[ਚੱਕ ਦੇ ਫੱਟੇchak de phattecry of encouragement: give it your all, go all out](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/chak-de-phatte/)

Sources (2)
1. [Punjabi language and alphabets, Omniglot](https://www.omniglot.com/writing/punjabi.htm)
2. [Learn Punjabi: the guided path, Jugti Kosh](https://jugti.com/kosh/words/learn-punjabi/)
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On this page[In short](#in-short)[How it's used](#how-used)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ](#pa-meaning)[Praise, Punjabi style](#s-k1)[People of the songs](#s-k5)[The clever fix](#s-k8)[How to use these words](#s-k11)[What does ghaint mean in Punjabi?](#s-k16)[What does att mean in Punjabi slang?](#s-k18)[What is a gabru in Punjabi?](#s-k20)

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